LCBO Food and Drink Early Summer 2016

4 Place 2 cans on top to weigh down your bur‑ geoning summer pudding and refrigerate for 8 hours, rotating cans a couple of times. 5 When time’s up, unwrap the top, turn the pudding out and remove all plastic wrap. 6 Whip up cream using a stand or hand mixer and, when soft peaks form, add liqueur and continue beating until a little stiffer. 7 Slice pudding, plate it up and top with a dol‑ lop of the cream. Serves 6

¼ cup (60 mL) St-Germain liqueur 7 slices white bread, crusts removed

1 cup (250 mL) 35% whipping cream 3 tbsp (45 mL) St-Germain liqueur

1 Cook blueberries with sugar, a pinch of salt and ¼ cup (60 mL) St-Germain on medium- low heat for about 20 minutes, then let cool for 15 minutes. 2 Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap, letting wrap generously hang over the edges. Press crustless bread slices to line the loaf pan so that there are no holes and all seems airtight. This will usually mean 2 slices on the bottom, 3 slices cut in half to line the sides and, once filled, 2 slices on top. Really press and pinch the bread down as this is your “crust.” 3 Fill plastic-wrap-and-bread-lined loaf pan with cooled blueberry mixture. Top with re‑ maining bread slices and then wrap the top very well with overhanging plastic wrap, press‑ ing down again.

ST-GERMAIN-BLUEBERRY SUMMER PUDDING This is the easiest dessert you will ever make in your life. (Also one of the tastiest.) All it takes is store‑bought bread, a bunch of ber‑ ries and eight hours of refrigeration. In fact, it’s so easy that I’ve decided to make you whip up some cream goosed with elderflower liqueur. A little naughty to go along with all of that nice. 4 cups (1 L) fresh blueberries ½ cup (125 mL) sugar Pinch of salt

WHAT TO SERVE St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur LCBO 180695

$49.95 The floral and tropical fruit notes of elderflower liqueur find a perfect partner with fresh blueberries. Rodrigues Blueberry Wine LCBO 337824 $18.45 Double up the blueberry flavour by pairing with this delicious, moderately sweet fruit wine.

Big Taste from a Tiny Place.

There are two simple rules for crafting great beer like our new Kölsch Style Ale. Brew it small. And brew it big. Small as in small batches, so we can really take our time making sure everything is perfect. And big as in taste. Not watered down or middle-of-the-road flavour – we’re talking beer that’s hard to forget. Try one sip of our new Kölsch Style Ale and we think you’ll agree.

Kölsch Style Ale is available for a limited time as a standalone or as part of the Creemore Collection Pack alongside Premium Lager and Lot 9 Pilsner.

Must be legal drinking age. While quantities last. Available at select LCBO www.creemoresprings.com

A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL FOOD & CURATED BEERS, THAT MAKES THE BIG CITY FEEL A BIT SMALLER. NOW OPEN AT 75 VICTORIA ST. IN TORONTO.

Must be legal drinking age.

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